Accessibility

This accessibility statement applies to www.southofashfordgc.com  

This website is run by Ashford Borough Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use our website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Learn how to change browser settings to improve accessibility.

How accessible is our website

This website is WCAG 2.1 AA compliant.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact the digital team.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Ashford Borough Council is committed to making the South of Ashford Garden Community website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance Status

This website is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 5 August 2022. It was last updated on 5 August 2022.

Our website was last tested on 2 August 2022. The test was carried out by Ashford Borough Council's Digital Transformation team. 

We use Monsido to flag up accessibility issues, we also do manual checks using the Government Digital Service checklist.

We have tested a representative page of each of our page templates on our website, www.southofashfordgc.com.